The Mirror says Redknapp wants assurances from the Spurs board that they are behind him and ready to back him in the transfer market as the club look to make up for the disappointment on narrowly missing out on the Champions League.

And if not then a Middle East consortium has put together a financial package to try and tempt Redknapp to a job in Qatar.

Redknapp was sounded out by a club in the Middle East last year, and it is believed they have come back in for him as they feel they may now be able to lure him away from Spurs.